September 06-08, 2008

News
Corruption
Auditor 'Powerless' to Act over Irregular Spending
South China Morning Post, September 07, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=d2dae1063983c110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Disasters
China Says Little Interest in 88 Quake Orphans up for Adoption
Agence France-Presse (via Google), September 08, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5j5MSqiq2qznh-PFXm4TpD1iIYDWw

Quake-hit Sichuan Faces Large Financial Gap for Reconstruction
Xinhuanet, September 08, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-09/08/content_9843630.htm

Environment
Beijing Debates Whether Olympics Pollution Controls Should Stay
The Telegraph, September 06, 2008
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/2689555/Beijing-debates-whether-Olympics-pollution-controls-should-stay.html

Beijing Issues Rare Apology over Garbage Plant's Stench
Reuters (via China Post), September 08, 2008
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/china/local%20news/beijing/2008/09/06/173401/Beijing-issues.htm

Hong Kong
Activists, Citing 'Real' Air Monitor, Seek Tighter Limits on Pollution
South China Morning Post, September 08, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=9be8e1063983c110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Democrats Lose Seats but Retain Veto in HK Polls
Associated Press (via International Herald Tribune), September 08, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/09/08/asia/AS-Hong-Kong-Elections.php

Labor
Three China Mine Accidents Kill 42, Trap 18
Reuters, September 07, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSPEK25216720080908

Olympics
China Opens Games and Pledges Disabled Rights
Reuters, September 07, 2008
http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKPEK28308420080907

Related news:
Beijing Welcomes the Disabled as China Never Has
Washington Post, September 05, 2008
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/05/AR2008090503410.html

Conference on Post-Olympics China to Be Held
Xinhua (via China Daily), September 06, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-09/06/content_7004753.htm

Protests and Petitions
China 'Allows' Protest in Designated Zones
Bloomberg (via China Post), September 08, 2008
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/china/national%20news/2008/09/08/173701/China-%27allows.htm

Chinese Protester Freed after Olympics Detention
Associated Press (via Google), September 08, 2008
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gl3910JlgH5mrH6L1yqP183Oc10gD932CLQ00

Riot Police Quell Two Separate Large Protests in China
Agence France-Presse (via Google), September 05, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5ht8WtSOkzgkor2PZ-dH9bFYYNm5g

Students in China Riot over Property Dispute
Reuters (via China Post), September 07, 2008
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/china/national%20news/2008/09/07/173543/Students-in.htm

Public Health
AIDS Rampant among Beijing Gays
Xinhuanet, September 05, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-09/05/content_9800989.htm

The Challenges Facing China's Disabled
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 05, 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7600285.stm

Volunteer Visits to Disabled Orphans Blocked
South China Morning Post, September 08, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=7854cb851bd3c110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Religion
基督教家庭教会领袖石维翰狱中健康恶化 (Health of House Church Leader Shi Weihan Worsens in Prison)
Radio Free Asia, September 05, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shi-09052008090725.html

Tibet
Dalai Lama's Pro-Independence Brother Dies in U.S.
Reuters, September 06, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSPEK19832520080906

XUAR
China Imposes Ramadan Security Crackdown in Muslim Northwest
Agence France-Presse (via Google), September 05, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5hdEdZru3e81VgdC0jbXbfR0mKfhg

Related news:
Ramadan Curbs on China’s Muslims
Radio Free Asia, September 06, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/Ramadan-09062008195750.html

September 5, 2008

Human Rights Defender – Yuan Xianchen (袁贤臣)
东北维权律师系狱 妻子哭诉生计已断 (Rights Defender Yuan Xianchen Stripped of Right to Practice Law)
Radio Free Asia, September 04, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/lawyer-09042008140733.html

Rights defense lawyer Yuan Xianchen (袁贤臣) has been forbidden from receiving legal cases. Yuan was arrested on July 8 the grounds of “inciting subversion to state power” for allegedly helping jailed Yang Chunlin (杨春林) collect signatures for an open letter appealing for human rights in the lead up to the Olympics.

News
Corruption
China Orders Immediate Rectification of Gov't Fund Abuses
Xinhuanet, September 04, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-09/04/content_9772301.htm

Top Chinese Official Vows Punishment for Quake Relief Corruption
Xinhuanet, September 04, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-09/04/content_9772018.htm

Death Penalty
Bird's Nest Designer Takes Up Cause of Man on China's Death Row
The Guardian, September 04, 2008
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/sep/04/china.humanrights

Labor
27 Die in China Coal Mine Blast: Local Official, State Media
AFP (via Google News), September 04, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5hjxQHqX_MO8TEvf9SRsQstNBOxpQ

Mine Gas Blast Toll Rises to 10 in Southwest China
Xinhuanet, September 05, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-09/05/content_9799816.htm

Law
Nearly 2.37 Mln Chinese Receive Legal Aid in Past Five Years
Xinhuanet, September 04, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-09/04/content_9772023.htm

Related Information:
司法部：扩充法律援助范围 让更多困难群众受益 (Ministry of Justice Calls for Expansion of Legal Aid)
Xinhuanet, September 05, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/legal/2008-09/05/content_9774341.htm

Media
南充市政府出通告警告市民和访民不得接受境外媒体采访 (Villagers in Nanchong, Sichuan Forbidden from Accepting Interviews from non-Mainland Media)
Radio Free Asia, September 04, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/nanchong-09042008091027.html

Military
PLA to Face Closer Scrutiny of Its Spending
South China Morning Post, September 05, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2c913216495213d5df646910cba0a0a0/?vgnextoid=6084fd7d95e2c110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Protests and Petitions
City Leaders Disciplined over Fatal Yunnan Riots
South China Morning Post, September 05, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2c913216495213d5df646910cba0a0a0/?vgnextoid=c1aafd7d95e2c110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Illegal Fund-Raising Causes Chaotic Petition in C China
Xinhuanet, September 05, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-09/05/content_9772968.htm

湖南公办教师上访遭劳教 (Petitioner in Hunan Sentenced to RTL)
Radio Free Asia, September 04, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/jiao-09042008091238.html

Public Health
For 83m Disabled, It's Still a Long Road to Go
Reuters (available at South China Morning Post), September 05, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2c913216495213d5df646910cba0a0a0/?vgnextoid=310afd7d95e2c110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Religion
河北天主教徒邢景生创办的“保定百姓冤案网”遭当局关闭 (Website of Religious Rights Defender Shut Down)
Radio Free Asia, September 04, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xing-09042008090756.html

Rural Issues
Rural Doctors Face Tests
Shanghai Daily, September 04, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=372679

September 04, 2008

News
Disasters
Official Admits 'Quality Problems' in Sichuan School Buildings
Xinhua (via China Daily), September 04, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-09/04/content_6998955.htm

Homeless Quake Victims Face Power Cuts
South China Morning Post, September 03, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=b5ba554def32c110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Over 87,000 Feared Dead in May 12 Earthquake, Economic Losses Hit 845 Bln Yuan
Xinhuanet, September 04, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-09/04/content_9768900.htm

Race against Winter in Quake Zone
China Daily, September 04, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-09/04/content_6995995.htm

Environment
Guangdong's Air and Water Dirtier despite Factory Closures
South China Morning Post, September 04, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=096bfb0e9a82c110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defenders
奥运前被捕的维权人士被押返回乡 (Rights Defenders Detained before Olympics Released)
Radio Free Asia, September 03, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/rights_detain-09032008114655.html

Police
长沙警方严惩异见者　制地震文化衫者疑被劳教 (Pan-Blue Coalition Member Calling for Investigation into Shoddy Construction in Quake Area Sentenced to Reeducation-Through-Labor)
Radio Free Asia, September 04, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/yijian-09032008140140.html

Population
甘肃藏族妇女被乡领导强拉作绝育手术后又受人身侮辱和殴打 (Gansu Tibetan Woman Humiliated and Beaten after Forced Sterilization)
Radio Free Asia, September 03, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/jueyu-09032008160953.html

Poverty
China Set to Raise Poverty Line
Xinhuanet, September 03, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-09/03/content_9760474.htm

Related news:
Poverty Line May Go up, But Will Poor Care?
South China Morning Post, September 04, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=ac15fb0e9a82c110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Public Health
Disabled Still Unwanted in the Workplace, Federation Says
South China Morning Post, September 04, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=ae0dfb0e9a82c110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Taiwan
Paralympics: Taiwan Javelin Ace Banned from Beijing Paralympics
Deutsche Presse Agentur (via Bangkok Post), September 03, 2008
http://www.bangkokpost.com/sportsplus/sportsplus.php?id=130335

Tibet
Tibet Unrest Looms in Post-Dalai Lama Era
Reuters, September 03, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSPEK13660420080903

Tibetan Monks Freed in Golmud
Radio Free Asia, September 03, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/golmud-09032008154416.html

September 3, 2008

News
Corruption
商务部一正司级官员被“双规” (Commerce Official Under Investigation for Corruption)
Legal Daily (via Ynet), September 02, 2008
http://fzwb.ynet.com/article.jsp?oid=42767964

Death Penalty
杨佳判死刑其父不服要上诉 (Yang Jia's Father Wants to Appeal Death Sentence)
Radio France Internationale, September 02, 2008
http://www.rfi.fr/actucn/articles/105/article_9226.asp

Education
广东新策解决非户籍儿童就学问题 (New Policy in Guangdong Solves Schooling Problem for Unregistered Children)
Xinhuanet, September 02, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/politics/2008-09/02/content_9756813.htm

Environment
Chinese Eco-detective Treads Lightly
Christian Science Monitor, September 02, 2008
http://features.csmonitor.com/environment/2008/09/02/chinese-eco-detective-treads-lightly/

Human Rights Defender - Chen Guangcheng (陈光成)
残奥近：狱中盲人维权者陈光诚家人、村民及律师手机通讯障碍 (In Approach to Paralympics, Mobile Phones Belonging to Family of Jailed Blind Rights Defender Chen Guangcheng, Villagers and Lawyer Blocked)
Radio Free Asia, September 02, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/chen-09022008172110.html

Human Rights Defenders
深圳劳工维权人士肖春失踪两个月 (Shenzhen Labor Rights Defender Xiao Chun Missing for Two Months)
Radio Free Asia, September 02, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xiaochun-09022008085105.html

Labor
Workers Get a Raw Deal
Xinhuanet (available at Shanghai Daily), September 03, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=372424

Law
全国政协委员:尽快修订户口登记条例并出台户籍法 (Official Calls for Immediate Revision to Hukou Regulations and New Hukou Law)
Legal Daily (via East Day), September 03, 2008
http://news.eastday.com/c/20080903/u1a3847089.html

North Korea
Thousands of N Korea Children Face Hardship in China
Agence France-Presse (via Google), September 03, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gBoUsPFcdesvS5emBu1N2-DtQxkw

Olympics
Security to Remain Tight in Beijing
China Daily, September 03, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-09/03/content_6993237.htm

Politics
A Chinese Experiment in Democracy Meets Fierce Resistance
Christian Science Monitor, September 03, 2008
http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0903/p01s01-woap.html

Protests and Petitions
北京西城区拆迁户到天恒置业抗议 (Beijing Xicheng District Residents Protest Forced Evictions)
Radio Free Asia, September 02, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/bj-09022008125745.html

Quake Parents Barred from Protesting
Radio Free Asia, September 02, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/quake-09022008203815.html

XUAR
Police Officers Killed in China Were Ethnic Uighurs
International Herald Tribune, September 02, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/02/asia/china.php

September 02, 2008

News
Corruption
Ex-managers of Bank of China Found Guilty in US
China Daily, September 02, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-09/02/content_6988048.htm

Official Arrested over Bribery
Shanghai Daily, September 02, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=372273

甘肃规定：领导干部搞形象工程造成损失或被 (New Gansu Regulations Stipulate that Cadres Can Be Removed from Office for "Image Projects" that Lead to Losses)
Xinhuanet, September 02, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/politics/2008-09/02/content_9754593.htm

Death Penalty
Death Sentence in Rampage Sparks Debate in China
Los Angeles Times, September 02, 2008
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-china2-2008sep02,0,6045534.story

Disasters
At Least 5 Dead after Torrential Rain in Central China's Hubei
Xinhuanet, September 01, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-09/01/content_9751048.htm

Death Toll of Quake in Sichuan and Yunnan Rises to 40
China Daily, September 02, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-09/02/content_6988261.htm

Parents Still Fighting for Justice
South China Morning Post, September 02, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/vgn-ext-templating/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=972d90977de1c110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Student Deaths Still Unknown
Caijing Magazine, September 01, 2008
http://english.caijing.com.cn/2008-09-01/110009486.html

Education
Clearest Skies for 10 Years in Beijing
Shanghai Daily, September 02, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=372274

China Lifts Tuition Fees for Compulsory Schooling Nationwide
Xinhua (via China Daily), September 01, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-09/01/content_6987869.htm

Land Policy
Rural Homes in Limbo as Land-rights Debate Rages
South China Morning Post, September 01, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/vgn-ext-templating/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=381d8cc31b81c110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

安徽凤台县假借建新农村之名逼农民卖地 (Anhui Cadres Force Peasants to Sell Land in the Name of "Building a New Countryside")
Xinhua (via Net Ease), September 02, 2008
http://news.163.com/08/0902/11/4KR7OG270001124J.html

Police
Hacker Jailed for False Quake Alert
The Australian, September 01, 2008
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24275633-12377,00.html

Protests and Petitions
Protester's Mother Pays Price
Washington Post, September 01, 2008
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/01/AR2008090102351.html

武汉访民妻子呼吁释放奥运前被拘禁的丈夫 (Wife of Wuhan Petitioner Jin Guangming, Detained before Olympics, Calls for His Release)
Radio Free Asia, September 01, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fangmin-09012008164606.html

浙江杭州拆迁户集体上访北京遭扣押 (Zhejiang Housing Rights Petitioners Detained after Petitioning in Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, September 01, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/chaiqian-09012008132912.html

Taiwan
Taiwanese Lawmaker Wants New Anti-China Missiles
Associated Press (via Google), September 01, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/09/01/news/Taiwan-Missiles.php

September 01, 2008

News
Bilateral Ties
China State Paper Lashes India-U.S. Nuclear Deal
Reuters, September 01, 2008
http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKPEK7195620080901

Corruption
Chinese Bankers, Wives Found Guilty in Bank Scam
Associated Press (via Google), August 30, 2008
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5htewKWkIydPnDnVHRrGxrM9DeSRgD92SRH7O0

NPC Deputy Ousted
China Daily, August 30, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/2008-08/30/content_6982983.htm

中央部门违规使用资金293亿 (Central Government Misused 29.3 Billion Yuan)
Radio Free Asia, August 28, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/violation-
08292008105206.html

深圳公捕村长黑帮 (Shenzhen Police Arrest Gang Run by Village Head)
Nanfang Weekend, August 28, 2008
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/tpxw/200808280019.asp

Disasters
Quake Brings Grim Repetition to China
Washington Post, August 31, 2008
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/31/AR2008083100858.html

Education
Chinese Gov't to Offer Subsidies to Students from Quake Zone
Xinhuanet, August 30, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-08/30/content_9739886.htm

Government
Remains of Former CPC Chief Hua Guofeng Cremated
Xinhua (via China Daily), September 01, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-09/01/content_6984645.htm

Human Rights Defenders – Wu Dianyuan (吴殿元) and Wang Xiuying (王秀英)
Olympic Protest Grannies Escape Punishment as Order Revoked
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), August 30, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080830/wl_asia_afp/chinarightsprotestoly2008

Labor
Shenzhen Strike Strands Thousands
South China Morning Post, September 01, 2008


http://www.scmp.com/vgn-ext-templating/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=3d08c024b6f0c110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

15 Die in Fireworks Factory Explosion
Shanghai Daily, September 01, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=372193

Media
Student Sentenced for Quake Rumors
Shanghai Daily, August 30, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=372020

网络作家杜导斌的妻子受警方监控恐吓 (Wife of Online Writer Du Daobin Threatened by Police)
Radio Free Asia, September 01, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/daodaobing-08292008161310.html

Olympics
Did the Games Improve Rights in China?
BBC, August 29, 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7588652.stm

Protests and Petitions
Report: Beijing Residents Protest Pollution
Associated Press (available at the International Herald Tribune), August 31, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/08/31/asia/AS-China-Protests.php

成都法院院长多次避见访民引起愤怒 (Refusal of Chengdu Judicial Head to Meet with Petitioners Ignites Anger)
Radio Free Asia, August 29, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fangmin-08292008083545.html

Religion
Pastor “Bike” Mingxuan and Wife Released from Detention but Prohibited from Returning to Beijing
Christian News Wire, September 01, 2008
http://www.christiannewswire.com/news/692547688.html

Rural Issues
Appeal to Cut Taxes for Low-income Earners
South China Morning Post, August 30, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/vgn-ext-templating/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=3c38c024b6f0c110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Taiwan
Thousands Rally Against Taiwan's China Policy
Associated Press (available at the International Herald Tribune), September 01, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/08/30/news/Taiwan-Mass-Rally.php

Tibet
Major Monastery Reopens in Tibet
Associated Press (available at the International Herald Tribune), September 01, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/29/asia/29tibet.php

XUAR
China Unlikely to Loosen Its Grip in West
Washington Post, September 01, 2008
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/29/AR2008082903158.html

Chinese Police Kill Six in Xinjiang Clash
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), August 29, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080830/wl_asia_afp/chinaxinjiangattacks

August 29, 2008

News
Bilateral Ties
Separatist Issues Strain Ties
The Sydney Morning Herald, August 28, 2008
http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/separatist-issues-strain-ties/2008/08/28/1219516662986.html

Children
Senior Legislator Calls for More Cultural Facilities for Minors
Xinhuanet, August 28, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-08/28/content_9730190.htm

Human Rights Defenders
沈婷申请回乡证再被拒 拟状告广东公安厅 (Housing Rights Activist Shen Ting Sues Guangdong Public Security Office after Being Refused Return Home Permit)
Radio Free Asia, August 28, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shenting-08282008150540.html

深圳缪希科和镇江访民被软禁 (Shenzhen Dissident Miao Xike and Zhenjiang Petitioner Liu Chunfang under House Arrest)
Radio Free Asia, August 29, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fangmin-08282008120114.html

Labor
9 Trapped as Illegal Coal Mine Collapses in N China
Xinhuanet, August 29, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-08/29/content_9733783.htm

Land Policy
Businessman Imprisoned for Land Grab
Shanghai Daily, August 29, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=371896

Law
Foreigners Involved in Traffic Accident Face New Rules
China Daily, August 29, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-08/29/content_6979340.htm

Related information:
道路交通事故处理程序规定 (Provisions on the Procedures for Handling Traffic Accidents)
Ministry of Public Security, August 17, 2008
http://www.mps.gov.cn/n16/n1237/n1342/n803680/1528888.html

Macao
Beijing Turns off the Taps
South China Morning Post, August 29, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=cfb52c73f790c110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Media
China Muzzles Criticism of Hapless Olympic Soccer Team
International Herald Tribune, August 28, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/28/asia/beijing.php

Migrant Workers
One in Six Kids Left at Home by Migrant Workers
China Daily, August 29, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-08/29/content_6979282.htm

Multilateral
SCO Leaders Issue Declaration on Security, Energy
Xinhuanet, August 28, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-08/28/content_9731360.htm

Protests and Petitions
处理劳资问题不公 江苏上百人包围派出所 (100 Surround Jiangsu Police Substation Protesting Unfair Handling of Labor Dispute)
Radio Free Asia, August 29, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/jiangsu-08282008095301.html

上海闵行区数名拆迁户家属试图赴京上访遭无理关押 (Shanghai Housing Rights Petitioners Jailed when Attempting to Travel to Beijing to Petition)
Radio Free Asia, August 29, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shangfang-08282008111008.html

Rural Issues
China Warns on Rural, Urban Income Gap: Report
Agence France-Presse (via Google), August 29, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gccd91vGCODDUbzQmWrkfJJu8KQw

Related news:
Farmers' Incomes up 10% in 1st Half
China Daily, August 29, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-08/29/content_6979290.htm

Taiwan
China Rules out Taiwan Joining UN Agencies
Agence France-Presse (via Google), August 28, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gqDkzTMfMQaDe-lHmXgTQZ_b6bjw

Related information:
Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Qin Gang's Remarks on a Handful of Countries Having the So-called "Diplomatic Ties" with Taiwan Submitting a Taiwan-related Proposal
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, August 29, 2008
http://www.fmprc.gov.cn/eng/xwfw/s2510/t469766.htm

Tibet
Tibetan Monks Still Held in Qinghai
Radio Free Asia, August 28, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/monks-08282008164711.html

XUAR
Two Chinese Police Killed in Renewed Xinjiang Violence
The Guardian, August 28, 2008
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/aug/28/china1

August 28, 2008

News
Bilateral Ties
BOC Denies Terror Funding Link
Shanghai Daily, August 28, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=371753

Corruption
Chinese Auditors Find 117 Cases of Official Embezzlement
Xinhuanet, August 27, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-08/27/content_9724557.htm

Related news:
88 Arrested for Misuse of Public Funds
Shanghai Daily, August 28, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=371769

Disasters
Government Approves Three-Year Rebuilding Plan for Quake Zone
China Daily, August 28, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-08/28/content_6976642.htm

No Answers for Parents of China Quake Dead
The Guardian (via Khaleej Times), August 28, 2008
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/darticlen.asp?xfile=data/theworld/2008/August/theworld_August1649.xml

Sichuan Earthquake Orphans Fail to Find Home
The Telegraph, August 27, 2008
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/2631163/Sichuan-earthquake-orphans-fail-to-find-home.html

Human Rights Defenders
Chinese Dissidents Push for New Political Climate
USA Today, August 27, 2008
http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2008-08-27-china_N.htm

Labor
20 Confirmed Dead in S China Chemical Plant Blast
Xinhuanet, August 27, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-08/27/content_9724017.htm

China Coal Deaths Prompt New Rules
Radio Free Asia, August 27, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/energy_watch/china-coal-08272008152803.html

Foreman Arrested on Slavery Charge
Xinhua (via Shanghai Daily), August 28, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=371731

Land Policy
江苏失地农民维权三代表已被拘留多天 (Three Representatives of Jiangsu Villagers in Land Dispute Locked up by Police for Several Days)
Radio Free Asia, August 27, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/nongmin-08272008114901.html

Olympics
China Conservation Efforts Aid Aquifer Levels
Wall Street Journal, August 28, 2008
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121986665108677159.html

Related news:
Millions Forfeit Water to Olympic Games
The Sunday Times, August 24, 2008
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article4597006.ece

Population
4 Population Zones Planned
China Daily, August 28, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-08/28/content_6977347.htm

Social Security
Chinese Defend Accused Police Killer
Associated Press (via Google), August 27, 2008
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hvhjshg0LQ4BB9Z9rPYtkBNjuIpgD92QORS80

Tibet
Dalai Lama, Citing Exhaustion, Cancels Trips
New York Times, August 28, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/28/world/asia/28tibet.html

Past Presents Problems for Tibet
Asia Times Online, August 28, 2008
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/JH28Ad01.html

Tibetans to Resume Protests in Nepal
Financial Times, August 27, 2008
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3830f4aa-7454-11dd-bc91-0000779fd18c.html

XUAR
Security Stepped up in Xinjiang for National Day
South China Morning Post, August 28, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=0f4bf122ea40c110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

August 27, 2008

Top News
Human Rights Defender - Hu Shigen (胡石根)
Dissident Released after 16 Years in Jail in China
Associated Press (via Google), August 27, 2008
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jAedSxUxFNPR3R9UM6axlzAsPWBwD92QDS380

Veteran democracy activist Hu Shigen (胡石根) was released from prison on August 26. He was sentenced in 1994 to twenty years for “carrying out counterrevolutionary propaganda and incitement” and “organizing a counterrevolutionary group” and had served sixteen years of the sentence. He still remains subject to five years of deprivation of political rights.

Related information:
Imprisoned Democracy Activist Hu Shigen Released
Human Rights in China, August 26, 2008
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/75710

News
Bilateral Ties
China Expresses Dissatisfaction with U.S. Human Rights Remarks
Xinhuanet, August 26, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-08/26/content_9717629.htm

Corruption
Corrupt Official Sentenced to Death
Shanghai Daily, August 27, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=371619

Disasters
Two Thousand Evacuated after Quake in Tibet
Xinhuanet, August 26, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-08/26/content_9718215.htm

Education
China Eliminates Fees for Urban Primary Students
Xinhuanet, August 27, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-08/27/content_9721813.htm

Human Rights Defender
泛蓝浙江成员魏桢陵被判劳教 (Zhejiang Pan-Blue Alliance Member Wei Zhenling Sentenced to Reeducation-Through-Labor on Charges of "Gambling and Soliciting Prostitutes")
Radio Free Asia, August 26, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fanlan-08262008092751.html

Labor
16 Killed as Blasts Rip Chemical Plant
Shanghai Daily, August 27, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=371632

Related news:
No Pollution after Fatal Chemical Plant Blast in South China
Xinhuanet, August 27, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-08/27/content_9721867.htm

Media
境外新聞網 京奧後可瀏覽 (Non-Mainland News Sites Accessible following Olympics)
Ming Pao, August 27, 2008
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20080827/ccc1.htm

Migrant Workers
Free Schooling for Migrant Kids
China Daily, August 27, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-08/27/content_6973558.htm

Military
Two Elite PLA Units Begin 'Sharpening 2008' Drill
South China Morning Post, August 27, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=d16f4fc34fffb110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Politics
Top Political Advisory Body Holds Meeting to Discuss Development
Xinhuanet, August 26, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-08/26/content_9717960.htm

Protests and Petitions
南通维权人士在法院被绑架 访民被关精神病院 (Jiangsu Rights Defender Taken from Court by Three Unidentified Men in July Remains Missing)
Radio Free Asia, August 26, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/nantong-08262008093437.html

上海访民不知去向 (Five Shanghai Petitioners Whereabouts Unknown Following Petitioning Trip to Beijing, Another Disappeared En Route)
Radio Free Asia, June 26, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fangmin-08262008172555.html

Rural Issues
Rural Loan Scheme Gives Credit Where Due in NW China
Xinhuanet, August 26, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-08/26/content_9715587.htm

State Security
Security Upgraded on Beijing Bus Route
China Daily, August 27, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-08/27/content_6973312.htm

Taiwan
FM Urges China's Goodwill on U.N. Bid
Channel News Asia (via China Post), August 27, 2008
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/foreign%20affairs/2008/08/27/171962/FM%2Durges.htm

August 26, 2008

News
Bilateral Ties
U.S. Says China Missed Rights Opportunity at Olympics
Reuters, August 26, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSN2552443120080826

Corruption
Corrupt Officials' Lovers Could Also Be Tried
China Daily, August 26, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-08/26/content_6969559.htm

Disasters
Strong Earthquake Rocks Tibet, No Casualties Yet
Xinhuanet, August 25, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-08/25/content_9709622.htm

Environment
'Green' Law Likely from Next Year
China Daily, August 26, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-08/26/content_6970969.htm

Food Security
Food Safety Law Debate Goes on
China Daily, August 26, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-08/26/content_6969573.htm

Human Rights Defender - Liu Jie (刘杰)
黑龙江女访民刘杰在劳教所被施酷刑 (Heilongjiang Petitioner Liu Jie Undergoes Cruel Torture in Labor Camp)
Radio Free Asia, August 25, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_petition_abuse-08252008112417.html

Related news:
Rights Group Demands China Stop Torturing Jailed Activist
Deutsche Presse Agentur (via Monsters and Critics), August 22, 2008
http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/asiapacific/news/article_1426155.php/Rights_group_demands_China_stop_torturing_jailed_activist

Human Rights Defender - Wang Dalin (汪达林)
武汉异见人士汪达林已被秘密关押一个多月 (Wuhan Dissident Wang Dalin Secretly Held by Police for Over 1 Month)
Radio Free Asia, August 25, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/rights_detain-08252008114842.html

Human Rights Defender - Zeng Jinyan (曾金燕)
Detained Chinese Activist Returns to Beijing
Associated Press (via Google), August 26, 2008
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gGtTrBpkUffPzYAENMTtc8HAqaBgD92PQGDO0

Related news:
China: Zeng Jinyan Resurfaces with News of Visit to Hu Jia
Global Voices Advocacy, August 25, 2008
http://advocacy.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/08/25/china-zeng-jinyan-resurfaces-with-news-of-visit-to-hu-jia/

Human Rights Defenders
西安公安警告维权律师张鉴康小心言论 (Xi'an Police Threaten Rights Defense Lawyer Zhang Jiankang)
Radio Free Asia, August 25, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/rights_lawyer-08252008113006.html

Labor
广西宜州广维化工公司爆炸造成4死44伤 (4 Casualties, 44 Injured in Guangxi Chemical Plant Blast)
Xinhuanet, August 26, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/society/2008-08/26/content_9712807.htm

Law
Draft Amendment Seeks Better Privacy Protection
China Daily, August 26, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-08/26/content_6969594.htm

Olympics
China's Gold Medals Came at a High Price
Los Angeles Times, August 26, 2008
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-hardship26-2008aug26,0,1954742.story

Internet Access Falls Short but Games Force Improvement: Rogge
The Australian, August 25, 2008
http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,24236377-15306,00.html

IOC Urged to Consider Human Rights in Future
CNSNews.com, August 25, 2008
http://www.cnsnews.com/public/content/article.aspx?RsrcID=34520

Traffic Restrictions in Beijing Lifted
China Daily, August 26, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-08/26/content_6969685.htm

Protests and Petitions
Freed U.S. Protesters Say They Were Interrogated in China
Associated Press (via International Herald Tribune), August 25, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/25/europe/protest.php

港商申请示威被拒绝 软禁后被强迫搭机返港 (Hong Kong Businessmen Put under House Arrest, then Forced to Return to Hong Kong following Beijing Protest)
Radio Free Asia, August 25, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/Hongkong-08252008104119.html

上海访民走投无路 天安门试图跳河自杀 (Shanghai Petitioner Wen Meiyong Tries to Commit Suicide outside Tiananmen Square)
Radio Free Asia, August 25, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fangmin-08252008162319.html

Religion
China Detains Underground Catholic Bishop: Report
Associated Press (via Google), August 25, 2008
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gxXcCoUaakbXjO7s6S0utTWHg3IgD92PF5JG0

Tibet
Restive, Remote Tibetan Region under Military Lockdown
Agence France-Presse (via Google), August 25, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gn8YKvCMM1eC1e-G1d1ru4fSjQRQ

Tibet’s Most Famous Woman Blogger, Woeser, Detained by Police
Times Online, August 26, 2008
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article4607454.ece

August 23-25, 2008

News
Bilateral Ties
Brown Urges More China Freedoms
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 22, 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/7576057.stm

Corruption
Airline Officials Punished for Embezzlement
China Daily, August 24, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-08/24/content_6965604.htm

安徽高官受賄187萬判刑13年 (High-Ranking Anhui Official Sentenced 13 Years for Accepting 1.9 mil Yuan in Bribes)
Ming Pao, August 25, 2008
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20080825/cce1.htm

Disasters
UN Raises $15 Mln from Int'l Community to Aid China Quake Zone
Xinhuanet, August 22, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-08/22/content_9631966.htm

Environment
China Damned over Floods
Asia Times Online, August 23, 2008
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Southeast_Asia/JH23Ae02.html

Labor
26 Miners Confirmed Dead in China Colliery Gas Explosion
Xinhua (via China Daily), August 22, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-08/22/content_6962474.htm

Law
Lawmakers Discuss Criminal Law Amendments
China Daily, August 25, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-08/25/content_6968068.htm

Media
Foreign Media Are Biased on Tibet Says Games Organiser
Reuters, August 22, 2008
http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKPEK23878220080822

Olympics
China Blocks Wang Dan from HK Visit during Olympics
Reuters, August 23, 2008
http://in.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idINHKG34048920080823

Related news:
Visa Refusal Makes Mockery of Vow to Be More Open, Says Exile
South China Morning Post, August 24, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=dc8290b9410fb110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

China's 'Socialist Family' Sacrifices
Washington Post, August 22, 2008
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/22/AR2008082202696.html

Final Seal: A Vote of Confidence from IOC
Shanghai Daily, August 25, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=371386

Free Speech Still a Top Issue on Last Day of Olympics
Voice of America, August 24, 2008
http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-08-24-voa3.cfm

Related information:
2008 Beijing Olympics: The Price of National Glorification
Human Rights in China, August 24, 2008
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/74975

Practitioner of Falun Gong Denied Entry
South China Morning Post, August 25, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=368c03d3515fb110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Protest and Petitioners
'One Thing Is Clear: You Cannot Protest Legally in China'
Chicago Tribune, August 23, 2008
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-letter-china_osnosaug24,0,5561831.story

China Deports 10 Pro-Tibet Activists
Deutsche Presse Agentur (via Earth Times), August 25, 2008
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/227814,china-deports-10-pro-tibet-activists.html

Grannies Vow to Fight on after Punishment for Olympic Protests
Agence-France Presse (via Google), August 23, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gG4zGF4ey2Sp28UDcxcfbkbNxkoA

港商在中南海新华门请愿被公安带走下落不明 (Whereabouts of Hong Kong Businessmen Detained after Beijing Protest Remains Unknown)
Radio Free Asia, August 22, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/hongkong-08222008100135.html

Religion
Falun Gong Says Two Members Die in Chinese Custody
Reuters (via Stuff.co.nz), August 24, 2008
http://www.stuff.co.nz/4667134a12.html

State Security
Suspect Held after Bomb on Bus Detonated in Controlled Explosion
South China Morning Post, August 25, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=059303d3515fb110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Tibet
Beijing Promises Funds for Tibet
South China Morning Post, August 25, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=33e303d3515fb110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Officials Deny Clash in Tibetan Town
Agence France-Presse (via South China Morning Post), August 23, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=d49b438b36beb110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

XUAR
3 Photos Emerge of Attack in Western China
International Herald Tribune, August 24, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/24/asia/xinjiang.php

August 22, 2008

Top News
Human Rights Defender
因输血染艾滋的上访人士王小巧被判刑 (AIDS Activist Wang Xiaoqiao Sentenced to One Year in Prison on Extortion Charges)
Radio Free Asia, August 21, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wangxiaoqiao-08212008090033.html

Wang Xiaoqiao (王小巧), a Henan-based AIDS activist, was sentenced to one year in prison on August 20. She was charged with extortion on the basis of a private agreement for 4800 yuan compensation between the owner of a polluting brick kiln near her farm. Wang's lawyer, Chang (常), has already raised an appeal and states that he believes the basis of the case to be a civil infringement, not criminal. In 1996, Wang's husband contracted HIV through a tainted blood infusion; he did not learn that he was infected for seven years. Wang was detained by police while was petitioning in Zhengzhou, Henan on November 27, 2007, shortly before World AIDS Day (December 1).


News
Corruption
Officials' Overseas Trips to Face Tighter Scrutiny
China Daily, August 22, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-08/22/content_6959423.htm

Disasters
Earthquake Kills 3 in Yunnan
Shanghai Daily, August 22, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=371153

Labor
浙江塌鐵路橋2死2傷 (2 Workers Dead, Another Two Injured in Zhejiang Railway Collapse)
Ming Pao, August 22, 2008
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20080822/cag1.htm

Media
Olympics No Fast Track to Media Freedom in China
Australian Broadcasting Corporation, August 21, 2008
http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200808/s2342221.htm

《维权中国》网再因刊登敏感文章而遭无限期通知关闭 ("Human Rights China" [www.315wqchina.com] Site Again Closed Indefinitely for Publishing "Sensitive" Article)
Radio Free Asia, August 21, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wang-08212008090349.html

Migrant Workers
中国每年有一千万人口从农村转移到城市 (10 Million People Move from Countryside to Cities in China Each Year)
Radio Free Asia, August 21, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/labor-08212008110449.html

Olympics
Olympic Probe over Gymnasts' Ages
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 22, 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/olympics/gymnastics/7575929.stm

Experts Debate Legacy of Beijing Olympics
Voice of America, August 21, 2008
http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-08-21-voa36.cfm

Games Not a Winner for Hotels, Tourism
South China Morning Post, August 22, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/vgn-ext-templating/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=68fb405b795eb110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Protests and Petitions
Chinese Police Sentence 6 Foreigners to 10 Days Detention
Voice of America, August 21, 2008
http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-08-21-voa65.cfm

HK Business Group Detained after Rally
South China Morning Post, August 22, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/vgn-ext-templating/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=27ade60f136eb110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Petitioners Struggle to Stay out of Sight after Going to Beijing to Be Heard
Globe and Mail, August 21, 2008
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080821.wolympetitioners21/BNStory/Front

Religion
Foreign Missionaries Defy Ban during Olympics
Associated Press (via Google), August 21, 2008
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5ja-R0Ux5dua90x8bStw8LCQsUC9QD92MQP580

State Security
Three Try to Break into Military Airport
South China Morning Post, August 22, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/vgn-ext-templating/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=492ee60f136eb110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Tibet
Troops Fire on Rally in Tibet, Says Dalai Lama
South China Morning Post, August 22, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/vgn-ext-templating/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=fbcde60f136eb110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related news:
Confusion over Tibetan Shooting Claims
Australian Broadcasting Corporation, August 22, 2008
http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/programguide/stories/200808/s2343412.htm

Dalai Lama’s Words Misinterpreted, There Was No Massacre, Says Tibetan Leader
AsiaNews, August 21, 2008
http://www.asianews.it/index.php?l=en&art=13032

XUAR
新疆喀什超过百名维吾尔人被拘 (Over 100 Uyghurs Arrested in Kashgar since August Unrest)
Radio Free Asia, August 21, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xinjiang-08212008163939.html

August 21, 2008

Top News of the Day
Protests and Petitions
Two Women Sentenced to ‘Re-education’ in China
New York Times, August 21, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/21/sports/olympics/21protest.html
Two elderly petitioners, Wu Dianyuan (吴殿元), 79, and Wang Xiuying (王秀英), 77, have been sentenced to Re-education-Through-Labor after applying several times to demonstrate in the official "protest zones" during the Olympics. The women were applying to protest against insufficient compensation after being forcibly evicted and relocated from their homes in 2001. They were told of their sentence on Monday, August 18, when they went to the police station to inquire on their protest applications. Authorities have yet to sanction a single protest during the Olympics.

Related information:
Two Beijing Residents Sentenced to Reeducation-Through-Labor After Applying for Permits to Demonstrate in Olympics "Protest Zones"
Human Rights in China, August 19, 2008
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/72405

News
Bilateral Ties
French Politicians Urged Not to Damage China-France Relations
China Daily, August 21, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-08/21/content_6955914.htm

Related news:
French Rights Minister to Meet Dalai Lama
Agence-France Presse (via Google), August 20, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gp7JGavi074HXg23qIjHBRfWfCBg

UK's Brown to Raise Human Rights with China
Reuters, August 20, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSLK40835620080820

Children
Fewer Kids Available for Adoption by Foreigners
China Daily, August 20, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-08/20/content_6952813.htm

Environment
Call for Reform of Energy Pricing
China Daily, August 21, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-08/21/content_6956638.htm

China to Regulate Recycling of Electronic Waste
Xinhuanet, August 20, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-08/21/content_9562603.htm

Hong Kong
Beijing Will Use Gold Medalists in Hong Kong Election
International Herald Tribune, August 20, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/20/asia/hong.php

Labor
Dozens Taken to Hospital after China Gas Leak
Reuters, August 20, 2008
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/PEK42540.htm

Olympics
As Olympics near End, Human Rights Groups Slam Lack of Pressure on China
Associated Press (via News Day), August 20, 2008
http://www.newsday.com/sports/nationworld/sns-ap-oly-human-rights,0,4912304.story

China's Internet Chiefs Ban Names of the Games
Xinhuanet, August 21, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-08/20/content_9535178.htm

IOC Says Wants to See Beijing Protest Parks Used
Reuters, August 20, 2008
http://in.reuters.com/article/worldOfSport/idINIndia-35094520080820

Media Frustration Builds during Olympic Games
Australian Broadcasting Corporation, August 20, 2008
http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200808/s2341868.htm

Related information:
Ninth IOC/BOCOG Press Conference
IOC/BOCOG, August 20, 2008
http://en.beijing2008.cn/live/pressconference/mpc/n214565643.shtml

More Americans Held as China Steps up Scrutiny
Reuters, August 20, 2008
http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKPEK2795320080820

Olympic Dream Leads to Greener Lifestyle
China Daily, August 21, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-08/21/content_6955827.htm

Opera during Olympics Will Showcase Relations between China and Tibet
Los Angeles Times, August 20, 2008
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-olytibet20-2008aug20,0,5545432.story

Politics
Mao's Successor Hua Guofeng Dies
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 20, 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7572298.stm

Protests and Petitions
iTunes Blocked in China after Protest Stunt
The Sydney Morning Herald, August 21, 2008
http://www.smh.com.au/news/off-the-field/tibet-tunes-i-dont-think-so/2008/08/20/1218911831534.html

Olympic Petitioner's Story
Radio Free Asia, August 20, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/women/olympic-08202008214120.html

Related news:
RFA独家：本台记者走访奥运示威区：一名请愿者向记者哭诉冤情（视频） (RFA Exclusive Interview with Petitioner who Tells of Injustice (with Video))
Radio Free Asia, August 20, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/aoyun-08202008163324.html

奥运期间许多教会人士和访民受打压控制 (Petitioners and House Church Practitioners under Harassment and Control during Olympics)
Radio Free Asia, August 21, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/church-08202008093957.html

上海访民许正清为被打压的访民呼吁 (Shanghai Petitioner Xu Zhengqing Issues Public Appeals Calling for Support and Attention to Pressure on Petitioners during Olympics)
Radio Free Asia, August 20, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xuzhengqing-08202008093840.html

Religion
Beijing Bishop Urges Pope to Visit China
Associated Press (via Google), August 20, 2008
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5h4low64OvnoS4hKG-Cq9_Joi0BtAD92M7TTO0

State Security
Probe on E-mail Hacking
South China Morning Post, August 21, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=31836c44cb0eb110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

August 20, 2008

News
Disasters
5.0-Magnitude Quake Hits Yunnan, China
Xinhuanet, August 20, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-08/20/content_9529964.htm

County Reopens to Honor Quake Victims
Shanghai Daily, August 20, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=370938

China's Quake-hit Sichuan to Invest 11.6 Bln Dollars to Restore Tourism
Xinhua (via China.org.cn), August 19, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-08/19/content_9511194.htm

Labor
17 Perish, 12 Injured in Coal Mine Cave-ins
Xinhuanet (available at Shanghai Daily), August 20, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=370918

Law
解开行政官司怪圈 "协调解决模式"使民告官不再困难 ("Resolution-through-Mediation Mode" Makes Litigation Against Official Easier)
Radio Free Asia, August 20, 2008
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/0705/2008-08/20/content_927865.htm

Migrant Workers
Migrant Workers Facing Job Losses in Shenzhen
China Daily, August 20, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-08/20/content_6952004.htm

Olympics
北京承认用“假观众”填充看台 (Beijing Admits to Using "Fake Fans" to Fill the Stands)
Radio Free Asia, August 19, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/audience-08192008103126.html

China Jumps Olympics Air Hurdle
BBC, August 19, 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7569876.stm

北京汽车爆炸20伤 当局封锁消息 (Twenty Wounded in Truck Explosion in Beijing; Authorities Block the News)
Radio Free Asia, August 19, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/beijing_bombing-08192008100145.html

奥运期间中国维族飞行员被勒令禁止飞行 (Uighur Pilots Suspended from Duty during Olympics)
Radio Free Asia, August 19, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/uyghur-08192008110925.html?encoding=simplified

Protests and Petitions
6 American Pro-Tibet Activists Detained in Beijing Tuesday
Voice of America, August 19, 2008
http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-08-19-voa69.cfm

5港商进京申请奥运示威区示威被拒 (Five Hong Kong Businessmen's Application to Protest in Beijing Parks Refused)
Radio Free Asia, August 19, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/aoyun-08192008083901.html

湖北潜江民教代表再次前往教育局上访 (Hubei Teachers Representatives Again Petition the Education Bureau on Violations of Policy towards Non-Government-Funded Teachers
Radio Free Asia, August 19, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/qianjiang-08192008103516.html

In Beijing, a Permit to Protest Only After Games End
Washington Post, August 19, 2008
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/18/AR2008081800480_pf.htmldyn/content/article/2008/08/18/AR2008081800480_pf.html
IOC Breaks Ranks with Hosts over Protests
Financial Times, August 19, 2008
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/bb489f4a-6e0b-11dd-b5df-0000779fd18c.html

上访人士受监控仍以各种方式发声（视频）(Petitioners Use Varied Methods to Get Word out Despite Coming under Official Control)
Radio Free Asia, August 19, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shangfang-08192008165824.html

Public Health
Modern China's Changing State of Mind
Shanghai Daily, August 20, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=370783

Society
China's Dueling National Identities
Asia Times Online, August 20, 2008
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/JH20Ad01.html

State Security
Fighting Terrorism Over the Long Haul
Caijing Magazine, August 19, 2008
http://english.caijing.com.cn/20080819/77365.shtml

August 19, 2008

Top News
Protests and Petitions
77 Applications, No Protests at Beijing Games
Xinhua (via China Daily), August 19, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-08/19/content_6948065.htm

According to a Public Security Bureau spokesperson, Beijing authorities have received 77 applications for protests. Of those, 74 were withdrawn voluntarily “after amicable settlements between the parties and authorities,” two were suspended, and one was denied due to violating the Law on Assembly, Demonstration, and Protest. Authorities have established three protest parks during the Olympics – Zizhuyuan Park, Ritan Park, and World Park. They have yet to host officially-sanctioned protesters.

Related news:
北京市公安局负责人就申请集会游行示威问题答问 (Beijing Public Security Bureau
Official Responds to Questions on Protest Applications)
Xinhuanet, August 18, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2008-08/18/content_9469687.htm

奥运游行申请人否认自行撤回申请 (Applicants for Olympic Park Protests Deny Voluntarily Withdrawing Applications)
Radio Free Asia, August 18, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/youxing-08182008112649.html

Human Rights Defender - Zeng Jinyan (曾金燕)
Attention on Olympics, Dissident Goes Missing in China
ABC News, August 18, 2008
http://www.abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=5603830

Beijing-based rights defender Zeng Jinyan (曾金燕) and her daughter have still not been in contact with their family, friends, or lawyer since their disappearance on August 7 according to Zeng's lawyer, Li Fangping (李方平). Li suspects that she and her daughter have been removed from Beijing by the police until the end of the Olympic period. Zeng Jinyan is married to prominent HIV/AIDS activist Hu Jia (胡佳). Hu was convicted of “inciting subversion of state power” in April 2008; he is currently serving his sentence of three and a half years.

News
Corruption
最高检检察长曹建明：推进惩治和预防腐败体系建设 (Procurator-General Cao Jianming: Establish a System to Promote the Punishment and Prevention of Corruption)
Legal Daily, August 18, 2008
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/0705/2008-08/18/content_926541.htm

Related information:
建立健全惩治和预防腐败体系2008-2012年工作规划 (2008-2012 Work Plan to Establish a System to Strength the Punishment and Prevention of Corruption)
Xinhuanet, June 22, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2008-06/22/content_8417974.htm

Disasters
Quake Victims in China Rally From Painful Losses
New York Times, August 19, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/19/world/asia/19quake.html

四川死者家属抗议遭驱逐 地震三月停救济捐助未到灾民手 (Emergency Relief Halted Three Months after Quake; Funds Seemingly Have Not Reached Affected Families)
Radio Free Asia, August 18, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/dizhen-08182008123523.html

Food Security
Latest Serving of Food Safety Law Ready for Review
China Daily, August 19, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-08/19/content_6948062.htm

Labor
Two Dead, 23 Trapped in China Coal Mine Blast: State Media
Agence France-Presse (via Google), August 19, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jqeFACbJMSs_h1n0cA-vl9RT4vww

Land Policy
China to Launch Controversial Maglev Extension in 2010
Agence France-Presse (via Google) , August 18, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gqAfhOzHvrCCKkVe2B_kti5TqAxA

土地违法问责制正式启动 国土资源部：宣传重点是政府 (Land Violations Accountability System Officially Launched)
Legal Daily, August 19, 2008
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/0705/2008-08/19/content_926736.htm

Olympics
Olympic Terror Clampdown Targets Beijing Uighurs after Attacks
Bloomberg, August 18, 2008
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601082&sid=aP4aHyvKMYWg

游客超1.8万前门将禁入 (Olympics Security: No One Allowed to Enter Qianmen Avenue if Crowd Exceeds 180K)
The Beijing News, August 18, 2008
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/beijing/2008/08-18/008@020520.htm

Politics
China's Top Legislature Starts Five-Day Session on Aug. 25
Xinhuanet, August 18, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-08/18/content_9475585.htm

Protests and Petitions
Demonstrator Tells of 9-Hour Interrogation
Boston Globe, August 18, 2008
http://www.boston.com/news/world/asia/articles/2008/08/18/demonstrator_tells_of_9_hour_interrogation/

US Christian Group Leaves Chinese Airport After Standoff
Voice of America, August 19, 2008
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/olympics/article4555116.ece

Would-Be Protesters Detained in China
New York Times, August 19, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/19/sports/olympics/19protest.html

数千名黑龙江拆迁户包围信访办专车 (Thousands of Heilongjiang Evictees Surround Petitioning Office Vehicle)
Radio Free Asia, August 19, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/petition_clash-08182008111236.html

武汉教师因拒绝承诺不上访被扣押逾月 (Wuhan Teacher Detained for over a Month for Refusing to Promise to Not Petition in Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, August 19, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/petitioner_abuse-08182008122326.html

Taiwan
Taiwan's U.N. Bid Called 'Thoughtless'
China Post, August 19, 2008
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/int'l%20%20community/2008/08/19/170717/Taiwan%27s%2DU%2EN%2E.htm

XUAR
Pilots from Rebel Uighur Region Grounded over Chinese Terror Fears
Times Online, August 18, 2008
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article4552992.ece

The 'Hanification' of Xinjiang
Asia Times Online, August 18, 2008
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/JH19Ad02.html

August 16-18, 2008

News
Civil Society
Olympics Leaves Positive Legacies for Some Groups
International Herald Tribune, August 16, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/08/16/asia/AS-OLY-China-Positive-Legacies.php

Corruption
Graft Case Exposes How Schools Spend 'Patronage Fees'
South China Morning Post, August 18, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=03dae399b91db110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=&s=

Official Jailed
Shanghai Daily, August 17, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=370653

Disasters
Post-quake Rebuilding Draft Put Online
China Daily, August 17, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-08/17/content_6943316.htm

Related information:
国家汶川地震灾后恢复重建总体规划（公开征求意见稿） (The State Overall Planning
for the Post-Wenchuan Earthquake Restoration and Reconstruction(Public Opinion
Soliciting Draft))
National Development and Reform Commission, August 12, 2008
http://en.ndrc.gov.cn/newsrelease/t20080815_231137.htm (English)
http://www.ndrc.gov.cn/yjzx/yjzx_add_jb.jsp?SiteId=34 (Chinese)

当局以奥运为由阻地震遇难家属进京上访 (Authorities Prevent Parents whose Children Died in Quake from Petitioning in Beijing due to Olympics)
Radio Free Asia, August 15, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/earthquake-08152008115334.html

Human Rights Defenders
北京维权人士表示离京避免被抓 (Beijing Rights Defenders Leave Beijing to Avoid Being Detained)
Radio Free Asia, August 16, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/bei-08152008214717.html

Labor
Death Toll in China Shoe Workshop Fire Rises to Six
Xinhuanet, August 16, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-08/16/content_9382142.htm

More Workers Get Legal Aid
China Daily, August 16, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-08/16/content_6941361.htm

Media
China Will Remain Open to Media After the Games
China Daily, August 17, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-08/17/content_6942683.htm

Olympics
China’s Iron Olympic Grip Starts to Slip
Times Online, August 17, 2008
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/china/article4547323.ece

Beijing Olympics: Organisers Change Draconian Security Arrangements
Telegraph.co.uk, August 16, 2008
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/olympics/2569591/Beijing-Olympics-Organisers-change-draconian-security-arrangements.html

Dalai Lama: China Mistreating Tibetans During Games
Reuters, August 16, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSLG68555620080816
Tibetan-born Reporter Still in HK After Failing to Get Accreditation
South China Morning Post, August 16, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=3d9f218c8c6cb110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

UN Envoy Laments Ticketing Problems
South China Morning Post, August 16, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=5dbf218c8c6cb110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related news:
Empty seats are a mystery at Beijing Olympics
Los Angeles Times, August 17, 2008
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/asia/la-fg-seats17-2008aug17,0,374961.story

奥运网络政策内外有别 公民记者行动受限 (Chinese Authorities Relax Access to Foreign Websites as They Restrict Access to Domestic Websites)
Radio Free Asia, August 15, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/Internet-08152008165207.html

Protests and Petitions
山东九十岁高龄老人率全家申请到京静坐示威 (Shandong Elders Apply to Demonstrate in Beijing's Protest Parks)
Radio Free Asia, August 15, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shangdong-08152008104316.html

上海访民：开个奥运会 我们就失去自由 (We've Lost our Freedom Since the Opening of the Olympics - Shanghai Petitioners)
Radio Free Asia, August 15, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shanghai-08152008115432.html

Religion
One-child Policy Will Cause Shortage of Priests, Warns Beijing Diocese Official
South China Morning Post, August 18, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=7e6de399b91db110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

China Confiscates Bibles from American Christians
International Herald Tribune, August 17, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/08/17/news/China-Bibles-Confiscated.php

Society
Chinese Officials Defend Dealings with Tibetans, Uighur Muslims
Voice of America, August 16, 2008
http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-08-16-voa20.cfm

Ethnic Unity in China, with the Han on Top
agence France-Presse (available at Google News) , August 16, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5glvG0F-5krFX-55GFd81dFpoig2A

State Security
Official: Fighting Terrorism Won't Affect Ethnic Relations in China
Xinhuanet, August 16, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-08/16/content_9389905.htm

Taiwan
Taipei Launches Bid to Join UN Agencies
South China Morning Post, August 16, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=81837d67f47cb110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Tibet
甘孜六名僧侣在拉萨失踪五个月 (Size Garze Monks Missing from Lhasa for Five Months)
Radio Free Asia, August 17, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gan-08172008184225.html

热点：藏族女作家唯色被拒发护照 (Renown Tibetan Writer Woeser Refused Passport)
Radio Free Asia, August 15, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/features/hottopic/tibetan_author-08152008125350.html

XUAR
Distant Thunder: Separatism Stirs on China’s Forgotten Frontier
Financial Times, August 17, 2008
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/26082e82-6c7b-11dd-96dc-0000779fd18c.html?nclick_check=1